The Weight (Depression)

He’s back again

I know that weight

He doesn’t knock

He just waits

He sits beside me when I wake Makes every morning hard to

face The room is bright,

but I feel gray I know I should get up today My

phone keeps ringing, I let it ring I can’t explain why I

can’t do a thing Things I used to love don’t feel the

same I see the world,

but I feel far away

He doesn’t scream

He doesn’t fight

He just gets heavier

Every night

HE’S THE WEIGHT

SITTING ON MY CHEST

TURNING EVERY LITTLE THOUGHT INTO

“YOU’RE NOT YOUR BEST”

HE’S THE WEIGHT

FOLLOWING WHERE I GO I TRY TO MOVE BUT MY BODY MOVES

SO SLOW HE DOESN’T HAVE A FACE BUT I KNOW HIS NAME

DEPRESSION

DEPRESSION HE’S HERE AGAIN

Some days I smile,

some days I don’t Some days I have the strength,

some days I won’t I lose my focus halfway through a thought

Forget the things I said,

forget what I forgot

People ask me, “What’s wrong?” I say,

“Nothing, I’m okay” How do I explain a feeling That I can’t

put into words anyway?

So I disappear without leaving the room Watch the hours pass beneath

the afternoon I want to feel like myself again But I don’t

know when I’ll feel that way again

He doesn’t scream

He doesn’t fight

He just gets heavier

Every night

Maybe I don’t have to beat him

Maybe I just have to breathe

Maybe making it through today Is enough for me

I don’t know when he’ll leave

I don’t know when I’ll feel okay

But I know this moment isn’t forever Even if it feels that

way

HE’S THE WEIGHT

BUT HE’S NOT ALL I AM HE CAN FOLLOW ME

BUT HE DOESN’T GET TO HOLD MY HAND HE’S THE WEIGHT

AND I KNOW HE MAY COME AGAIN BUT I KNOW MY NAME

AND I KNOW WHO I

AM HE DOESN’T HAVE A FACE

BUT I KNOW HIS NAME

DEPRESSION…

YOU’RE NOT MY NAME.

He’s still here… And so am I.